Pa. woman, pet dog killed in I-84 crash

MONTGOMERY — A Marysville, Pa. woman and her dog were killed in a motor-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 West Saturday afternoon, said state police.

BY NATHAN BROWN

MONTGOMERY — A Marysville, Pa. woman and her dog were killed in a motor-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 West Saturday afternoon, said state police.

Police said Martin Michalecki, 39, of Middletown, was driving his car when he suddenly swerved into the passing lane and into the path of a truck driven by Kirk Douglass, 54, of Marysville. They collided, and Michalecki's car went down the south embankment and got entangled in the guide wires.

Douglass was towing a boat and a trailer; he went over the guide wires on the north embankment, overturned several times and came to rest 150 feet down.

Justine Reedy, 61, who was a passenger in the truck, was killed at the scene, as was the family's dog. Douglass suffered a head injury and was airlifted by Stat Flight helicopter to St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Michaelecki and a passenger were treated at the scene and released.

Montgomery town police, the Maybrook and Coldenham fire departments, Mobile Life paramedics, Stat Flight and the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office assisted. State police said vehicle and traffic charges are pending against Michalecki.